May 5, 2026

A huge thank you to our community sponsors who make the Employee of the Month something truly special. We appreciate the support of Sodexo Food Service & Facilities, the Millard Public Schools Foundation, and Millard's DJ's Dugout!

Know someone who deserves to be Employee of the Month? Click here and nominate them!

The Board of Education Student Showcase recognizes students with outstanding achievement in school-sponsored academics, athletics, and activities.

Celebrating Our 2025 Unified Banner Schools

Congratulations to our five schools earning their Special Olympics Unified Banner in 2025! They were celebrated at the Board meeting last night. The schools are Ackerman, Disney, Rockwell, and Rohwer Elementary Schools and Millard South High School. This was the second banner earned by Millard South! Other schools who have earned their banner in previous years include Millard West High School, Millard North High School, Millard North Middle School, Central Middle School, Beadle Middle School, and Cody Elementary.

Honoring Our Student Board Representatives

Each year a student is chosen from each of the three high schools to serve as a student representative on the Board of Education. This year's students were honored last night. Congratulations to Millard West Representative Kynzly Farr, Millard North Representative Shree Gullapalli, and Millard South Representative Braelyn Bouton.

Congratulations to the Class of 2026! We welcome you to our graduation ceremonies on Saturday, May 23rd. You may attend at Baxter Arena and you may also watch online.

Millard North High School - 9 a.m.

Click here to watch Millard North’s Graduation Ceremony.

Millard South High School - 1 p.m.

Click here to watch Millard South’s Graduation Ceremony.

Millard West High School - 5 p.m.

Click here to watch Millard West’s Graduation Ceremony.

Congratulations to our staff doing amazing things!

Millard Public Schools Chief Financial Officer Chad Meisgeier has been named the Nebraska School Business Official of the Year by the Nebraska Association of School Business Officials.

We welcome the following staff to Millard in this school year!

Jamie N. Stork – School Nurse at Millard West High School

We welcome the following teachers to Millard for the coming school year:

Cortney J. Meverden – English Language Arts Teacher at Andersen Middle School
Haelen R. Streit – English Language Arts Teacher at Millard West High School
Cooper N. Griffin – Social Studies Teacher at Beadle Middle School
Amanda B. Messerschmitt – German Teacher at Millard West High School
Pamela J. Moritz – Special Education Resource Teacher at Millard South High School
Colton L. Wunderlich – Social Studies Teacher at Millard North High School
Heidi R. Meade – Math Teacher at Millard North High School
Sydney J. Jansen – School Psychologist at Bryan Elementary School
Braidyn E. Warak –First Grade Teacher at Hitchcock Elementary School
Sarah E. Boje – Second Grade Teacher at Disney Elementary School
Alicia Weiss – Speech Language Pathologist at Cottonwood Elementary School
Shelby L. Fenner – School Counselor at Wheeler Elementary School
Annicka S. Belitz – Resource Teacher at Rohwer Elementary School
Mary Jo K. Kraus – Counselor at Rockwell Elementary School
Dawn M. Kitchenmaster – Kindergarten Teacher at Reagan Elementary School
Ashten E. Arkfeld – Fourth Grade Teacher at Holling Heights Elementary School
Lisa A. Boetel – Resource Teacher for Millard Public Schools
Addison R. Haas – Fourth Grade Teacher at Norris Elementary School
Jenna J. Hamilton – Kindergarten Teacher at Ezra Elementary School
Hailey J. Wojtas – First Grade Teacher at Rohwer Elementary School
Danielle M. Bruce – Kindergarten Teacher at Harvey Oaks Elementary School
Cody T. Weber – Administrative Intern at Cody Elementary School
Hannah E. Radio – First Grade Teacher at Norris Elementary School
Peter J. Hansen – Fifth Grade Teacher at Holling Heights Elementary School
Mason R. Vrbka – Social Studies Teacher at Millard North High School
Ashley L. Rivero – English Learner Teacher at Millard South High School
Madison R. Carley – Spanish Teacher at Russell Middle School
Nghi M. Ho – Fifth Grade Teacher at Cottonwood Elementary School
Sadie Tyler – First Grade Teacher at Reagan Elementary School
Carter Z. Ahrens – Fifth Grade Teacher at Reagan Elementary School
Ann L. Collins – Literacy/Math Intervention Teacher at Neihardt Elementary School
Kelsey M. Bender – Fifth Grade Teacher at Disney Elementary School
Trudy M. Beery – Special Education Resource Teacher for Millard Public Schools
Jenna E. Cook – Second Grade Teacher at Morton Elementary School
Felicia A. Metz – English Learner Teacher for Millard Public Schools

Back Row, left to right: Lisa Schoenberger, Vice President; Justin Curtis, Secretary; John Schwartz, Superintendent; Mike Kennedy, Board Member; Amanda McGill Johnson, Board Member

Front Row, left to right: Linda Poole, President; Stacy Jolley, Treasurer